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Licensed daycares in 33813Lakeland, FL

There are 22 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33813, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,009 children. Together they have been cited for 241 violations across 229 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.05 violations per inspection, which is above the Lakeland average of 0.88.

9 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is physical safety (55 citations), followed by health and medication (49). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Florida DCF, Office of Child Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 22 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

9 providers.

Academy For The One

Exempt · 4730 Lakeland Highlands Rd

0 violationsActive
Academy For The One

Exempt · Capacity 250 · 4777 Lakeland Highlands Rd

0 violationsActive
Parkway Christian Academy

Exempt · Capacity 100 · 4210 Lakeland Highlands Rd

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Alpha Kid Care Inc At Valleyview Kid Care

Center · Capacity 95 · 2900 E Road 540a · Last inspected May 18, 2026

1 violationActive
Taylor Learning Center, Inc

Center · Capacity 105 · 827 White Ln · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

11 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

The Nest Schools, Inc.

Center · Capacity 245 · 745 Lake Miriam Dr · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

73 violationsActive
Little Footsteps Academy

Center · Capacity 146 · 4718 Old Road 37 · Last inspected Apr 24, 2026

44 violationsActive
Covenant Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 150 · 210 Poppell Dr · Last inspected May 29, 2026

35 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33813

Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

A note on Florida records

Florida does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Florida DCF, Office of Child Care Regulation on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error